Phrase guide

don't shit where you eat

proverb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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proverb

Meaning 1

One should not cause trouble in places, groups, or situations that one holds as important or necessary to one's happiness or well-being.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, vulgar

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: nekálej do vlastního hnízda — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Esperanto: en puton ne kraĉu, ĉar vi trinki bezonos — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Hebrew: לא מחרבנים איפה שאוכלים — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Hebrew: אל תחרבן במקום שבו אתה אוכל — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Italian: non si sputa nel piatto dove si mangia — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Portuguese: onde se ganha o pão não se come a carne — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Russian: не плюй в коло́дец, пригоди́тся воды́ напи́ться (ne pljuj v kolódec, prigodítsja vodý napítʹsja) — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Spanish: donde tengas la olla no metas la polla — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Spanish: donde se come no se caga — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Swedish: kacka inte i eget bo — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents
  • Vietnamese: con thỏ không ăn cỏ gần hang — One should not cause trouble in a place, group, etc. which one frequents